America has a growing force in the UFC as Jalin Turner scores brilliant 45-second submission win at UFC 276
Advertisement
Alan Dawson
Jul 3, 2022, 10:19 IST
Jalin Turner celebrates his big win at UFC 276.Photo by Getty Images
Jalin Turner … remember the name.
The American fighter continues on his trajectory in the UFC as he scored a brilliant win Saturday.
Advertisement
LAS VEGAS — Jalin Turner scored a brilliant, 45-second submission win Saturday at UFC 276, and continues to show that he may well be America's next combat sports superstar.
It didn't take long for Turner, who has proven dynamite in his fists, to start landing shots so thudding it stunned his opponent Brad Riddell.
New Zealand fighter Riddell fired off a low kick as the first strike of the bout but Turner responded in kind before landing an explosive right.
To avoid further striking confrontation, Riddell attempted a takedown but Turner reversed the move and capitalized on the moment by locking in a guillotine.
Riddell soon tapped to cap an incredible performance and win from one of MMA's rising stars.
Turner, 27, is an impressive athlete — particularly one who competes at 155-pounds as he's extraordinarily big for the weight at 6-foot-3.
That he defeated Riddell, an opponent ranked No.14 in the division, should send a message to other competitors in and around the rankings.
That message is that Turner is not here to mess around.
He's here to get the job done and, on Saturday at the T-Mobila Arena in Las Vegas, he got the job done in style to advance his pro MMA record to 14 wins (nine wins and five submissions) against five losses.
The UFC 276 event was topped by a middleweight championship bout between reigning champion Israel Adesanya and Jared Cannonier.
Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway fought an iconic trilogy bout for the Australian's featherweight UFC title.
{{}}
NewsletterSIMPLY PUT - where we join the dots to inform and inspire you. Sign up for a weekly brief collating many news items into one untangled thought delivered straight to your mailbox.